69: In a World of AI, What is the Work Really About? (ft. Jorge Arango)

About this episode

Jorge Arango discusses the evolving role of design in the age of AI and the importance of clarity in the design process.

Information architect and consultant Jorge Arango returns five years later with a pointed question at the center of his practice: when AI can handle the surface work, what is design actually for? The conversation explores first principles, the conditions for skillful AI adoption, and why going faster without clarity just accelerates you in the wrong direction.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jesse James Garrett, Peter Merholz

Guest: Jorge Arango

Topics covered

• AI
• design
• information architecture
• skillful AI adoption
• first principles
• clarity in design

Keywords

• AI
• design
• information architecture
• first principles
• skillful adoption
• clarity
• surface work

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